perron

American  

[per-uhn, pe-rawn] / ˈpɛr ən, pɛˈrɔ̃ /

noun

Architecture.

plural

perrons

1. an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.

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perron British  

/ ˈpɛrən /

noun

1. an external flight of steps, esp one at the front entrance of a building

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Etymology

Origin of perron

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, derivative of pierre stone < Latin petra < Greek pétra

Example Sentences

One object of popular veneration was this standard, another was the perron, an emblem of the civic organisation.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth

Mr. Barrington asked us to stand near the perron, as he had charge of the placing of the people.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King

She was not on the front perron, either; only Timon, the lackey, came forth in an apron, also apparently occupied with cleaning.

From The Awakening The Resurrection by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

At the head of the perron, under the colonnaded portico, other tall men-servants stood in waiting, mute, deferential.

From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I saw merely the fa�ade and the great stone perron.

From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King